Junior sister, I really need to control you.

Chapter 95 Great Master Yan Yu

The Casting Furnace Viewpoint is in the courtyard of Mu Xiaoyu.

Li Yinsheng and Shangguan Ling'er exchanged a glance, their minds in perfect harmony, while Zhao Xuan Zhenren, standing to the side, couldn't understand what they were saying.

At first, he was immersed in the joy that the Casting Furnace Temple was finally going to have a Great Master again, and he ignored the strange thing about his senior sister's aura.

After Shangguan Ling'er's reminder, he, who also majored in fire element, realized the problem.

Although Senior Sister's cultivation techniques have always been violent, the fluctuations to this extent are truly unprecedented.

"Fellow Daoists, what are you talking about?" the anxious Master Zhaoxuan couldn't help but ask.

"Fellow Daoist Shangguan, you can sense the change in Senior Sister Yan Yu's aura. Is there any way to save her?"

Before Shangguan Ling'er could speak, Li Yinsheng took the initiative to say, "Fellow Daoist Zhaoxuan, if your senior sister is truly in this condition because her lifespan is nearing its end, I may have a way to help her."

"It all depends on whether you believe me or not, and whether you're willing to take me to see your senior sister."

At such a critical juncture, if an outsider were to be brought to see the True Man Yan Yu who is currently undergoing a breakthrough, and if the outsider harbors malicious intentions, a slight disturbance would be all it takes for True Man Yan Yu to die on the spot.

Master Zhaoxuan hesitated for a moment, then carefully sensed his senior sister's aura again. The fluctuations were becoming more and more intense, showing no signs of stabilizing. On the contrary, the trend of losing control was becoming more and more obvious.

He gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "Since Fellow Daoist Li has a solution, please come with me. My two senior brothers should have already gone to protect our senior sister by now."

"Whether this succeeds or fails, the Forging Furnace Temple will always remember Fellow Daoist Li's kindness!"

Li Yinsheng patted Mu Xiaoyu's head: "Junior sister, you should go back and cultivate first."

"Senior brother, can you save that senior?" Mu Xiaoyu looked up at Li Yinsheng and asked with some worry.

Although the people at the Casting Furnace Temple were all wicked, she still didn't want anyone to get into trouble.

Besides, that senior has been in seclusion, which made her have to learn an additional skill, weapon crafting, making things even harder. The blame for that shouldn't be pinned on that senior; that senior is innocent.

"Don't worry, if it really is due to lifespan, I'm 80% sure." Li Yinsheng rubbed her head.

Mu Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief: "Senior brother is amazing! I'm going back to cultivate now!"

Master Zhaoxuan waved his hand and released a crimson cloud, inviting Li Yinsheng and Shangguan Ling'er to ascend the cloud and transform into a streak of light, flying towards the secluded place of Master Yanyu.

The crimson cloud descended upon a quiet courtyard in the southeast corner of the Casting Furnace Temple.

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Master Zhaoxuan took the lead and headed towards the only small house in the courtyard.

Li Yinsheng, who was behind him, suddenly felt that the surrounding temperature was extremely high, but with his body-refining skills, he did not feel much discomfort.

A half-inch-long crimson feather pattern appeared between Shangguan Ling'er's brows, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding heat.

The wooden door of the small house that Zhao Xuanzhen was walking towards opened, and the ironwood door panel was dry and cracked.

Li Yinsheng and Shangguan Ling'er followed Master Zhaoxuan inside. In the center, an elderly woman who looked to be over seventy years old was sitting cross-legged in cultivation, wearing a black Taoist robe with red cloud patterns from the Zhulu Temple.

The floor around her was now a pile of ashes, which even had a dark red sheen.

The three masters of the Casting Furnace Temple all looked worried.

"As expected, his lifespan is nearing its end," Shangguan Ling'er said.

Although true cultivators are not immune to aging, they do not age evenly like mortals. Instead, they maintain the appearance of youth or middle age most of the time, with their hair and beard turning gray, but still retaining a youthful appearance despite their white hair.

The obvious signs of aging that you see now indicate that your lifespan is almost exhausted.

When Hunjun Zhenren saw Li Yinsheng and Shangguan Ling'er, he was about to ask them questions when Zhaoxuan Zhenren spoke up first to explain.

"Senior brother, Fellow Daoist Shangguan noticed that Senior Sister's aura was unstable in the guest courtyard, suspecting that her lifespan was insufficient, causing the Three Treasures to weaken. Fellow Daoist Li said that if it was indeed due to insufficient lifespan, he had a way to help her."

Master Kunjun was taken aback: "This—Fellow Daoist Li?"

He could sense that his senior sister was in critical condition, but he found it hard to believe that Li Yinsheng, such a young and newly promoted True Person, could say he had a way to help his senior sister who was breaking through to the Great True Person realm.

Although he didn't think Li Yinsheng would harm his senior sister, he was afraid that this fellow Daoist Li was too talented, so he was young and arrogant, and underestimated the difficulty of breaking through to the Great True Person realm. If he rashly intervened, he would end up making things worse and doing a bad thing with good intentions.

Seeing Kunjun Zhenren's expression, Li Yinsheng could roughly guess what he was worried about, so he didn't say anything and directly left his body.

A figure exactly like him emerged from his physical body and stood side by side in front of Hunjun Zhenren.

"Fellow Daoist Hunjun, may I have the honor of giving it a try?" the two Li Yinsheng asked at the same time.

Although Master Kunjun was not a Great Master, he came from the Casting Furnace Temple, so his knowledge was naturally quite good.

His expression changed several times in a few breaths before he nodded decisively: "The Forging Furnace Temple will never forget Fellow Daoist Li's kindness."

Master Zhaoxuan and the other master also came to their senses and nodded in agreement.

Li Yinsheng's soul stepped forward a few paces, raised his left hand, and a tender green light rose from his palm, enveloping Yan Yu Zhenren.

Previously, when he used the withering and flourishing spiritual energy to ripen peach seedlings and red mosquitoes, he only used a small amount each time. This time, however, he used all the remaining withering and flourishing spiritual energy at once.

He estimated that these withered and flourishing spiritual energies should be able to help True Person Yan Yu extend his lifespan by about a thousand years.

Although ten years is not a long lifespan for a True Person, the decline of their Three Treasures usually only becomes serious in the last few years of their lifespan.

If we can extend Yan Yu Zhenren's lifespan by ten years, her condition will be restored to about 70-80%, making it much easier for her to break through.

After she breaks through to the next level, her lifespan will increase significantly.

Sure enough, as the tender green spiritual energy enveloped him, the originally white-haired and aged Yan Yu Zhenren quickly became younger.

When the last trace of life force was exhausted, True Person Yan Yu had returned to the appearance of someone around forty years old.

His white hair turned black again, and his face was radiant.

The violent fluctuations in her aura quickly subsided, and the surrounding high temperature also dropped sharply, or rather, it receded back into her body, causing a layer of crimson flames two or three inches high to float around her.

The other three real people were overjoyed.

"Thank you, Brother Li!" Master Hunjun bowed deeply.

Li Yinsheng's soul returned to his body. He stared at Yan Yu Zhenren, whose aura had stabilized considerably but was still fluctuating, and shook his head slightly: "Fellow Daoist Kunjun, there's no need for such formalities."

"Although Fellow Daoist Yan Yu has stabilized, whether she can break through still depends on herself."

Shangguan Ling'er looked thoughtfully at the swirling flames surrounding True Man Yan Yu.

"Fellow Daoist Yan Yu's cultivation technique is too violent. Even though she is a weapon refiner with a strong divine sense, she is still unable to fully control it at this moment. These flames are probably the cultivation that leaked out because she couldn't control them."

She clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her ten fingers forming a series of hand seals. Dozens of crimson-gold spiritual lights flew from her fingertips, circling around the seated Yan Yu Zhenren and forming a crimson-gold fire lotus, enveloping her within it. Each crimson-gold spiritual light was a lifelike petal.

The flames surrounding True Person Yan Yu are an outward manifestation of her cultivation, capable of easily melting even high-grade magic artifacts.

However, when it encountered Shangguan Ling'er's Crimson Gold Fire Lotus, the petals only swayed slightly before suppressing all the flames.

With Shangguan Ling'er's help, the flames were gradually drawn back into Yan Yu Zhenren's body.

Late into the night, the last ray of flame around Master Yanyu receded back into his body.

Shangguan Ling'er dispersed the Crimson Gold Fire Lotus: "Alright, from now on, it really depends on her."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shangguan!" Master Hunjun bowed again.

Shangguan Ling'er waved her hand, indicating that there was no need for formalities, and then walked to Li Yinsheng's side and stood next to him.

The five of them waited until midnight, until the sky began to lighten and a ray of sunlight illuminated the courtyard.

Li Yinsheng and Shangguan Ling'er both looked at the seated Yan Yu Zhenren.

Then an identical figure stood up from Yan Yu Zhenren's body, but her true form remained seated in the same place.

Yan Yu Zhenren stood up and bowed solemnly to Li Yinsheng and Shangguan Ling'er, then sat down again, overlapping with his original body, and slowly opened his eyes.

The three masters at the casting furnace were immediately excited.

"Senior Sister!" "Senior Sister Yan Yu!" "Eldest Senior Sister!"

Master Yan Yu stood up and said to his three junior brothers, "I'm sorry to have worried you. I have broken through and am fine."

She then bowed respectfully to Li Yinsheng and Shangguan Ling'er again, saying, "Thank you both for your help in my attainment of Dao."

"Since we are both under the Zhengyang lineage, Fellow Daoist Yan Yu, there's no need for such formalities," Shangguan Ling'er said.

Li Yinsheng nodded.

"I've long heard that Fellow Daoist Linghuang is a prodigy among the younger generation of the Dharma lineage, known for her righteousness, generosity, and stunning beauty. Only after meeting her today do I realize that the rumors are true and every word is accurate," said True Person Yanyu with a smile.

Shangguan Ling'er raised an eyebrow, her gaze becoming much more affectionate when she looked at Yan Yu Zhenren.

Immediately, Master Yanyu looked at Li Yinsheng with some confusion.

"Fellow Daoist, which prodigy of your lineage are you? Forgive my ignorance, but I have never heard of you. Could you perhaps be—Fellow Daoist Linghuang's partner?"

"Huh?" Li Yinsheng was taken aback.

Shangguan Ling'er's ears burned.

"Senior sister, you're mistaken," Master Kunjun quickly said. "This is Fellow Daoist Li Yinsheng from Xuanzhen Temple, who came with Fellow Daoist Shangguan."

"Xuan--Xuanzhen Temple?" Master Yan Yu was first stunned, then stunned again, and then even more stunned.

After a long while, she turned to Master Kunjun and asked, "Junior Brother, you said this Fellow Daoist Li is from the Xuanzhen Temple? But—isn't Fellow Daoist Li a Grand Master?"

"Indeed," said Master Kunjun, "Brother Li is indeed a Grand Master of the Xuanzhen Temple!"

Master Yanyu stood there for a long while, staring at Master Kunjun: "Junior Brother, I'm starting to lose track of my age. How long have I been in seclusion?"